Hey! It's MitchelMussoForever, back with a new story for my awesome readers :) This one is going to be a bit different from all of my other ones, it's AU and there's not going to be a lot of action or anything. But I hope you'll still like it. Oh, and I'm not doing disclaimers again. I own nothing! Now enjoy Chapter One!

Mikayla's POV

"Mikayla! Mikayla! Mi-kay-LA!" My friend's high, incredibly annoying voice broke right into my train of thought. Darn it! I'd almost cracked that really hard problem that had been bugging me all day. Grrrr!

"What, Candis?" I asked, trying to hide my annoyance.

"Look at that cute boy!" She squealed, pointing. "Isn't he just adorable?"

I followed her finger and sized him up. Sandy brown hair, bright blue eyes, a dimple. Cute, but nothing to squeal about. "He's okay," I said.

"Okay? Okay? OKAY?" She cried, grabbing my arm and practically swooning. "He's gorgeous! I want to marry him!"
I rolled my eyes.

"He is super cute," my friend Tessa said, checking him out over her glasses.

"You two are so boy-crazy," I said.

"Really?" Candis said, raising her eyebrows. "We're boy-crazy? Interesting idea…"

"Maybe we are, but is that a bad thing?" Tessa asked.

I shrugged. "I just think there's more important things in life than boys."

"Kay, you are never going to get a guy with that attitude," Candis said.

"Like I'd want one." I glanced down the hall at Brady Parker, who was making out with his girlfriend. Well, maybe I did. But not just with any guy.

Tessa followed my gaze and made a face. "I know, it's totally disgusting."

I nodded half-heartedly. "Yeah."

"I mean, Brady's okay for a popular boy. Why's he going out with the queen of evil?" Tessa asked, glaring at the pair.

Candis sighed. "Because he's the most popular guy and she's the most popular girl. They technically have to be a couple."

"If he's the most popular guy, shouldn't he get to choose?" Tessa asked.

"Oh, Tess, honey, you are so naïve," Candis said. "That's not how popularity works."

"How would you know? We're not popular," Tess said.

That was true. On the list of Westview High School students, we would be listed as "dorks". Tessa and I had been friends since she moved here in seventh grade, and we were both definitely dorks. Candis wad the only one of us who could've been popular, but when we'd started eighth grade, she'd chosen us as friends over popularity. She still acted like a popular, but she was branded a dork now too. It didn't really seem to bother her though.

"I know things."

"Sure," Tessa said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Drop it, you two," I advised them.

"Fine," Candis said. "I'm going over to get Cute Guy's number. You guys wanna come with?"
"No thanks, I'll pass," I said.

"I want to come!" Tessa exclaimed.

The two of them hurried off, leaving me standing alone at my locker. Meanwhile, a few lockers down, Brady and Sabrina had finally come up for air and were walking down the hall towards me instead.

I gritted my teeth. Here she comes, I thought. The bane of my existence.

"Hi Mikayla," Sabrina said, flashing me her evil cheerleader smile. I noticed that Brady has disappeared from her side. "What's with that outfit? Are you colorblind?"

I looked down at my outfit and frowned. I was just wearing jean shorts and a orange and pink floral top. "What's wrong with it?"

She rolled her eyes. "You so need help."

I scowled. Candis helped with buy all my clothes, and she had way better fashion sense than Sabrina, so I knew she was wrong. But it still hurt. Payback time.

Summoning up all my acting skills, I gave Sabrina a auger-sweet smile and said, "Sabrina, do you know who you remind me of?"

She raised her eyebrows, obviously surprised at my sudden mood change. "Who?"

My smile widened. "Medusa."

Her mouth fell open. Even someone as dumb as Sabrina knew who Medusa was. "You take that back, Mikayla Makoola!"

I shook my head. "Nope."

She glared at me, suddenly looking hot and flustered. And really mad. "Well… Well, you're makeup job is the worst I've ever seen. You look like a bum."

"And yours makes you look like a clown," I said, grinning. I'd gotten my revenge.

"Oh! How rude!" She exclaimed, turning on her heel and stamping away.

"Wow, what did you do to make Sabrina all mad like that?"

I jumped a little, then turned around. Brady stood behind me. He must have snuck up on me.

"Brady!" I slapped his arm. "Stop doing that! Gosh, you're going to scare me to death."

He grinned at me. "That was my intention."

"I hate you," I said jokingly, grinning back at him.

He put his hand over his heart, a mock hurt expression on his face. "I'm so wounded," he said, giving me the puppy-dog eyes. "I thought we were suppose to be friends."

We won't be as long as you're dating her, I thought. But I didn't say anything out loud.

"I wish you and Sabrina could just be friends," Brady said, his tone serious now. He looked at me with those adorable hazel eyes. He wasn't using that old puppy-dog trick anymore, but I could still see it there, ever so faintly.

I sighed. "I already told you, Brady. No, and that's my final answer."

"Not even for me?" The puppy-dog was back.

I crossed my arms and glared at him, trying not to melt. "No!"
He sighed. "Fine. I'll see you around, Kay."
I nodded.

I watched him walk down the hall, and I could feel something tugging at my heart. I'd do anything for him. Just not this.

Okay, now review and tell me what you think! Chapter Two will be longer and kind of show you Mikayla's relationships with all the characters and give more background, but I hope this was a good start! Till tomorrow…